Motorcyclist doing wheelie killed in crash

OCEANSIDE  A motorcyclist was killed Monday night after he lost control of his bike while doing a wheelie and was ejected.

Police were called to the Creekwood Villas apartments on Oceanside Boulevard near Garrison Street about 7:40 p.m. where they found the injured man lying in a creek bed south of the complex, Sgt. Kenneth Gow said. The motorcycle was lying nearby.

The man was taken to a hospital where he later died, Gow said.

Witnesses said the man was riding on the rear tire of the bike with the front tire raised off the ground when he crashed.